8/2/2013· Pools and Spas (Recreational)
Splashing Through The Snow: Take Advantage of Winter to Prepare Pools For Summer
By: Trevor Sherwood
As the colder weather arrives, most people are looking forward to colorful foliage and preparing for the holidays. Those operators with seasonal facilities have likely already closed them, or will be closing them for the season shortly. Indoor facilities may even see a decline in patronage due to fewer people traveling during the colder months.
8/1/2013· Crisis Management
By: Bo Mitchell
More than one-in-four U.S.residents are students, attending kindergarten through college. Most of these 75.8 million children, teenagers and adults-not counting faculty and staff members- are on campuses with written emergency plans.
7/18/2013· Transportation
By: Ned Einstein
As we all know, public transportation is a fiercely competitive business, even in operating environments which are subsidized. But the failure to make tiny investments in safety can be costly in the courtroom.
7/18/2013· Radiology
Evaluation of a Ventricular Assist Device: Stability in a Proton Beam Therapy
By: Michael Gossman
Inadequate research exists regarding testing of a ventricular assist device (VAD) for susceptibility to radiation damage. Specifically, minimal data are available to radiation oncologists prescribing treatment plans for patients with an implanted VAD. As the number of implanted devices increases, patients requiring radiation at tissue sites near or at the device will increase.
7/18/2013· Aquatics Safety
The Heimlich Controversy in Near-Drowning Resuscitation
By: Gerald Dworkin
As a result of renewed electronic and print media exposure, the Heimlich Controversy has once more reared its head creating a confusing message for lifeguard and other rescue personnel regarding the resuscitation procedures to be used when confronted with a near-drowning resuscitation incident.
7/16/2013· Crisis Management
By: Bo Mitchell
Plan, train and exercise your organization's emergency team on premises before, during and after the hurricane.
6/28/2013· Medical - Medicine
Evaluation of a Ventricular Assist Device: Stability Under X-Rays and Therapeutic Beam Attenuation
By: Michael Gossman
Improved outcomes and quality of life of heart failure patients have been reported with the use of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs).
6/28/2013· Medical - Medicine
Ankle Injury Mechanisms and Integrative Medicine Therapies
The purpose of this article is to show the relationship between the mechanism of an ankle injury (inversion, eversion, etc.) and the most likely result of the injury (sprain, fracture, etc.).
6/25/2013· Crisis Management
Train Everyone, Including the Band
By: Bo Mitchell
The alarms are relentless, the lights are flashing, and you're offsite. Will your people respond appropriately to the threat or place themselves in harm's way?
6/24/2013· Expert Witnessing
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering: Product Experience or Expert Experience?
By: James Rice
Quite often when I receive an inquiry from an attorney about a new case, the case deals with a product or device that involves a very specialized and narrow area of design and engineering.
